1812 in sports
1812 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Boxing
Events
- Tom Cribb retains his English championship. His only known fight at this time is against "Symonds, the Jew" at Cripplegate in London.[1]
Cricket
Events
- Only one first-class match is recorded as the Napoleonic War takes its toll of cricket's manpower and investment.
England
- Most runs[2] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 87
- Most wickets[2] – Thomas Howard 8
Horse racing
England
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Cwrw
- Epsom Derby – Octavius
- Epsom Oaks – Manuella
- St. Leger Stakes – Otterington
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb. Retrieved on 18 October 2009.
- 1 2 Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
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